Alfken's Mini-miner vs White-jawed Yellow-face Bee

Andrena alfkenella compared with Hylaeus confusus

Key Differences

• Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened while White-jawed Yellow-face Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfken's Mini-miner	White-jawed Yellow-face Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Andrenidae	Colletidae
Genus	Andrena	Hylaeus
Species	Andrena alfkenella	Hylaeus confusus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alfken's Mini-miner and White-jawed Yellow-face Bee share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (Ants, Bees & Wasps)

Conservation Status

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

White-jawed Yellow-face Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfken's Mini-miner	White-jawed Yellow-face Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfken's Mini-miner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

White-jawed Yellow-face Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Alfken's Mini-miner

The Alfken's Mini-miner (Andrena alfkenella) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden